IrricanaAlberta

Irricana sits a long way from hospital care: 29 km for the average resident

Expected years of life at birth: 83.0, higher than both Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Alberta, 7.9% of adults to 11%. Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole manages 53%.

Trips to work from Irricana take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 39 min on average

For the force that serves Irricana, the Crime Severity Index is 45, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Irricana

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 7.6 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 46, below both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). Add to that, the force’s area logs 18.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Irricana shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Beiseker detachment area.

Irricana’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline

Shared with the rest of the Calgary Health Region: radon tests

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Irricana as in most places, at $0.018 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Irricana is on the national inventory.

Irricana is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area

Rent took 25% of household income, higher than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Irricana is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it.

Visible minorities make up less of Irricana than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.5%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.2% of residents, above Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.

Expect November days around 4°C in Irricana, nights around −8°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −12°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 16 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Airdrie forecast, on the Weather page.

Irricana’s MP is David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada), for Bow River

33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

At 3.5 loans per person served, Irricana Library lends less than 84% of Alberta’s town libraries

Irricana Library serves 1,216 people from a single building.

The nearest provincial park to Irricana is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 50 km away

CPCAD lists 5 protected areas within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.